Nechamandra
| Nechamandra | |
|---|---|
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| Nechamandra alternifolia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Hydrocharitaceae |
| Genus: | Nechamandra Planch. |
| Species: | N. alternifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Nechamandra alternifolia (Roxb. ex Wight) Thwaites | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nechamandra is a monotypic genus of an aquatic plant family Hydrocharitaceae.[2] The sole species is Nechamandra alternifolia.[1] It is found in slow moving fresh water.[2]
Distribution and habitat
This is a rare plant in lakes and ponds. It is known from Asian fresh waters of Sudan, Socotra, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[3][4][5]
Description
Aquatic herb.
Chromosome number
Chromosome numbers of 2n = 14 is reported from India[2] and Myanmar.[3]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 1 2 3 Cook and Luond (1982) A Revision of the genus Nechamandra (Hydrocharitaceae) Aquatic Botany 13: 505-513
- 1 2 Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, Nb. Tanaka, and J. Murata (2009) New or noteworthy plant collections from Myanmar (3) Caldesia parnassifolia, Nechamandra alternifolia, Potamogeton maackianus and P. octandrus. Journal of Japanese Botany 84: 321-329.
- ↑ Ito, Y. (2013) New records of aquatic plants for the flora of Thailand: Nechamandra alternifolia and Potamogeton octandrus. Thai Forest Bulletin 41: 140-144
- ↑ Tropicos, Nechamandra Planch.
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